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en-usprovides the latest news from LancetFrom Hiroshima and Nagasaki to Fukushima: Long-term psychological impact of nuclear disastersOn the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a three-part Series published in The Lancet looks at the enduring radiological and psychological impact of nuclear disasters, including the most recent accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan in 2011. The Series provides vital information for the public health planning of future disasters to protect the millions of people who live in areas surrounding the 437 nuclear power plants that are in operation worldwide.http://phys.org/news/2015-07-hiroshima-nagasaki-fukushima-long-term-psychological.html
Energy & Green TechFri, 31 Jul 2015 01:47:57 EDTnews357525967First real-life trial finds oral cholera vaccine protects against endemic disease, could speed up global control effortsAn oral cholera vaccine (Shanchol) given as part of routine health services is safe and protects against severe cholera in children and adults in urban Bangladesh where the disease is endemic, according to the first real-life trial of this vaccine published in The Lancet. The findings lend support to the use of the vaccine in routine mass vaccination programmes to help to control cholera in endemic countries.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-07-real-life-trial-oral-cholera-vaccine.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesThu, 09 Jul 2015 03:40:01 EDTnews355631823Religious groups could expedite response to biggest global health challenges of 21st centuryFaith-based organisations [1] are crucial in achieving the promise of universal health coverage—an adequate standard of health care for all people—especially for poor and marginalised groups, according to a new three-part Series on faith-based health care, published in The Lancet. The Series argues that building on the extensive experience, strengths, and capacities of faith-based organisations (eg, geographical coverage, influence, and infrastructure) offers a unique opportunity to improve health outcomes.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-07-religious-groups-response-biggest-global.html
HealthMon, 06 Jul 2015 19:18:14 EDTnews355429087Five-year window for preventing AIDS rebound: expertsHigh rates of HIV infection combined with rapid population growth mean the next half-decade will be critical for rolling back AIDS, specialists warned on Thursday.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-06-world-drastically-aids-efforts.html
HIV & AIDSThu, 25 Jun 2015 03:32:06 EDTnews354421916Women's contribution to healthcare constitutes nearly five percent of global GDP, but nearly half unpaid, unrecognizedA major new Commission on women and health has found that women are contributing around $3 trillion to global health care, but nearly half of this (2.35% of global GDP) is unpaid and unrecognised.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-06-women-contribution-healthcare-constitutes-percent.html
HealthThu, 04 Jun 2015 20:11:40 EDTnews352667492Simple score predicts risk of death for middle-aged adults in the UKResearchers have developed a score that predicts an individual's risk of dying within 5 years for people aged between 40 and 70 years old in the UK, according to new research published in The Lancet.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-06-simple-score-death-middle-aged-adults.html
CardiologyWed, 03 Jun 2015 19:00:01 EDTnews352575974International study reveals that cold weather kills far more people than hot weatherCold weather kills 20 times as many people as hot weather, according to an international study analysing over 74 million deaths in 384 locations across 13 countries. The findings, published in The Lancet, also reveal that deaths due to moderately hot or cold weather substantially exceed those resulting from extreme heat waves or cold spells.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-05-international-reveals-cold-weather-people.html
HealthWed, 20 May 2015 19:02:23 EDTnews351367331Testing hand-grip strength could be a simple, low-cost way to predict heart attack and stroke riskWeak grip strength is linked with shorter survival and a greater risk of having a heart attack or stroke, according to an international study involving almost 140000 adults from 17 culturally and economically diverse countries.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-05-hand-grip-strength-simple-low-cost-heart.html
HealthWed, 13 May 2015 19:03:20 EDTnews350762590New study reveals 40 million deaths a year go unrecorded—mobile phone data collection could crack the problemIn a sobering finding for global health authorities and governments around the world, a group of leading epidemiologists say two in three deaths globally – or 40 million people - go unreported. And one in three births – another 40 million people – go unregistered.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-05-reveals-million-deaths-year-unrecordedmobile.html
HealthMon, 11 May 2015 09:22:10 EDTnews350554919Can the Ebola outbreak rejuvenate global health security?The west African Ebola epidemic has rekindled interest in global health security, but it has also highlighted a troubling lack of political commitment to public health, and it is far from clear whether the crisis will be enough to rejuvenate global health security, say leading global health experts writing in The Lancet.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-05-ebola-outbreak-rejuvenate-global-health.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesThu, 07 May 2015 14:19:10 EDTnews350227138New developments in personalized medicine could save billions of dollars in improved healthNew developments in personalised and precision medicine (PPM) could offer enormous gains in healthy life expectancy for Americans, but the incentives to develop them are weak, according to Dr Victor Dzau, President of the US Institute of Medicine, and colleagues, writing in a Personal View in The Lancet.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-05-personalized-medicine-billions-dollars-health.html
HealthThu, 07 May 2015 03:54:32 EDTnews350189663Two-thirds of the world's population have no access to safe and affordable surgeryMillions of people are dying from common, easily treatable conditions like appendicitis, fractures, or obstructed labour because they do not have access to, or can't afford, proper surgical care, according to a major new Commission, published in The Lancet.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-04-two-thirds-world-population-access-safe.html
SurgerySun, 26 Apr 2015 18:47:28 EDTnews349292840Final trial results of the world's most advanced malaria vaccine announcedThe first malaria vaccine candidate (RTS,S/AS01) to reach phase 3 clinical testing is partially effective against clinical disease in young African children up to 4 years after vaccination, according to final trial data, published in The Lancet. The results suggest that the vaccine could prevent a substantial number of cases of clinical malaria, especially in areas of high transmission.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-04-trial-results-world-advanced-malaria.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesFri, 24 Apr 2015 03:26:22 EDTnews3490647753.5 million extra untreated cases of malariaAs many as 10900 extra malaria deaths may have occurred in 2014 due to the disruption of healthcare services in the three countries in west Africa currently experiencing widespread Ebola virus outbreaks (Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia), with a further 3900 deaths resulting from the interruption of insecticide treated net (ITN) delivery, according to new modelling research published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-04-million-extra-untreated-cases-malaria.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesFri, 24 Apr 2015 03:23:02 EDTnews349064574Death rate from alcohol and drug misuse in former prisoners alarmingly highAlcohol and drug misuse are responsible for around a third of all deaths in former male prisoners and half in female ex-prisoners, a new study of almost 48000 ex-prisoners published in The Lancet Psychiatry journal has found. Moreover, the research shows that a substantial proportion of these deaths are from preventable causes, including accidents and suicide (42% in men and 70% in women).http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-04-death-alcohol-drug-misuse-prisoners.html
Psychology & PsychiatryWed, 22 Apr 2015 02:06:34 EDTnews348887184Mindfulness-based therapy could offer an alternative to antidepressants for preventing depression relapseMindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) could provide an alternative non-drug treatment for people who do not wish to continue long-term antidepressant treatment, suggests new research published in The Lancet.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-04-mindfulness-based-therapy-alternative-antidepressants-depression.html
Psychology & PsychiatryTue, 21 Apr 2015 02:30:50 EDTnews348802239Leading doctors warn that sepsis deaths will not be curbed without radical rethink of research strategyLeading doctors today [Monday 20 April, 2015] warn that medical and public recognition of sepsis—thought to contribute to between a third and a half of all hospital deaths—must improve if the number of deaths from this common and potentially life-threatening condition are to fall.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-04-doctors-sepsis-deaths-curbed-radical.html
Medical researchMon, 20 Apr 2015 02:10:45 EDTnews348714636Does midlife obesity protect against dementia? People who are obese in middle age run a lower risk of developing dementia later, said a large and long-term study Friday whose findings challenge the prevailing wisdom.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-04-underweight-middle-age-dementia.html
Alzheimer's disease & dementiaThu, 09 Apr 2015 19:11:18 EDTnews347825468Babies with clinically suspected serious infections can be safely and effectively treated outside hospitalNewborns and young infants with possible severe bacterial infections (PSBI), such as pneumonia and sepsis, whose families do not accept or cannot access hospital care, can be safely and effectively treated with simplified antibiotic regimens outside hospital, according to the results of three large trials from Africa and Bangladesh published in The Lancet and The Lancet Global Health journals.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-04-babies-clinically-infections-safely-effectively.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesThu, 02 Apr 2015 02:45:25 EDTnews347161514New tool to foretell heart attack / stroke riskOver the age of 40? Want to know your risk of suffering a fatal heart attack or stroke in the next 10 years? Read on.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-03-score-heart-disease-world-aged.html
DiabetesThu, 26 Mar 2015 04:38:37 EDTnews346563506Experts warn of potential upsurge in mosquito and tick-borne diseases as UK climate gets warmerClimate change could accelerate the emergence of vector-borne diseases such as chikungunya, dengue fever, and West Nile virus in the UK, warn leading public health experts Dr Jolyon Medlock and Professor Steve Leach from the Emergency Response Department at Public Health England, writing in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-03-experts-potential-upsurge-mosquito-tick-borne.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesMon, 23 Mar 2015 04:25:50 EDTnews346303535Targeted drug doubles progression free survival in Hodgkin lymphomaA phase 3 trial of brentuximab vedotin (BV), the first new drug for Hodgkin lymphoma in over 30 years, shows that adults with hard-to-treat Hodgkin lymphoma given BV immediately after stem cell transplant survived without the disease progressing for twice as long as those given placebo (43 months vs 24 months).http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-03-drug-free-survival-hodgkin-lymphoma.html
CancerWed, 18 Mar 2015 18:58:34 EDTnews345923905Longer duration of breastfeeding linked with higher adult IQ and earning abilityLonger duration of breastfeeding is linked with increased intelligence in adulthood, longer schooling, and higher adult earnings, a study following a group of almost 3500 newborns for 30 years published in The Lancet Global Health journal has found.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-03-longer-duration-breastfeeding-linked-higher.html
HealthTue, 17 Mar 2015 18:45:29 EDTnews345836721More than 2 million people die prematurely every year because treatment for kidney failure is unavailableNew estimates published in The Lancet indicate that at best only half of people worldwide needing kidney dialysis or transplantation to treat kidney failure in 2010 received it. This suggests that at least 2.3 million people may have died prematurely from kidney failure because they could not access this life-saving treatment.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-03-million-people-die-prematurely-year.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesFri, 13 Mar 2015 12:36:53 EDTnews345469005International experts call for an end to preventable deaths from acute kidney injury by 2025Preventable deaths caused by acute kidney injury (AKI) could be nearly eliminated in just 10 years, according to leading medical experts. This often forgotten condition - which affects around 13 million people every year and contributes to 1.7 million deaths annually - is preventable and can be treated for as little as $US150 per patient.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-03-international-experts-deaths-acute-kidney.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesFri, 13 Mar 2015 12:36:04 EDTnews345468955Experts call for a tobacco-free world by 2040Leading public health researchers today call for the sale of tobacco to be phased out by 2040, showing that with sufficient political support and stronger evidence-based action against the tobacco industry, a tobacco-free world - where less than 5% of adults use tobacco - could be possible in less than three decades.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-03-experts-tobacco-free-world.html
HealthFri, 13 Mar 2015 03:40:53 EDTnews345436845Healthy eating, exercise, and brain-trainingA comprehensive programme providing older people at risk of dementia with healthy eating guidance, exercise, brain training, and management of metabolic and vascular risk factors appears to slow down cognitive decline, according to the first ever randomised controlled trial of its kind, published in The Lancet.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-03-healthy-brain-training.html
Psychology & PsychiatryWed, 11 Mar 2015 19:08:26 EDTnews345319697Experts warn of stem cell underuseSince the first experimental bone marrow transplant over 50 years ago, more than one million hematopoietic stem cell transplantations (HSCT) have been performed in 75 countries, according to new research charting the remarkable growth in the worldwide use of HSCT, published in The Lancet Haematology journal.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-experts-stem-cell-underuse.html
Medical researchFri, 27 Feb 2015 02:09:52 EDTnews344225381People with ADHD are twice as likely to die prematurely, often due to accidentsPeople with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD have a lower life expectancy and are more than twice as likely to die prematurely as those without the disorder, according to new research published in The Lancet. Accidents are the most common cause of death in people with ADHD, and the relative risk of dying is much higher for women than men with ADHD and individuals diagnosed in adulthood. The study is the first to shed light on the role of ADHD in premature death.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-people-adhd-die-prematurely-due.html
Attention deficit disordersThu, 26 Feb 2015 02:09:45 EDTnews344138823Scientists report bionic hand reconstruction in 3 Austrian menThree Austrian men have become the first in the world to undergo a new technique called "bionic reconstruction", enabling them to use a robotic prosthetic hand controlled by their mind, according to new research published in The Lancet. All three men suffered for many years with brachial plexus injuries and poor hand function as a result of motor vehicle and climbing accidents.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-scientists-bionic-reconstruction-austrian-men.html
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